Released in 1981, the Osborne 1 was touted as the first mass-produced, microprocessor-based portable computer, running the CP/M operating system. Despite being noticeably bulkier compared to today’s laptops, with a tiny 5″ CRT monitor, it had a near-revolutionary impact on business professionals, as they were able to take their computer and data with them just about anywhere. This, along with a few other “luggables” were inspired by what was probably the first portable computer, the Xerox NoteTaker. Size wise, the computer could be compared to a portable sewing machine, just portable enough to be carried onto commercial aircraft. Continue reading for eighteen more interesting pictures from around the web.
18. Formula 1 Steering Wheel
17. Winter in Sweden
16. Princeton University Students After a Snowball Fight, c.1893
15. Turtle-Shaped House
14. Super Stormtroopers
13. Sunset Captured at Perfect Angle
12. Mount Fuji and The Milky Way
11. Tinkerbell Fett
10. US Soldier Finds Giant Jungle Centipede During Vietnam War, c.1967
9. Density of New Delhi, India from Above
8. All Images of Walt Disney at Theme Parks Have Cigarettes Photoshopped Out
7. Scrap Tire Junkyard Fire
6. Anti-Tank Mines
5. Rubik’s Cube for the Vision Impaired
4. Buzz Lightyear Moped in Italy
3. Cost of Giving Birth in 1954
2. Volkswagen Beetle Family
1. If Vincent van Gogh Painted Totoro
